Verbs To Use
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Verbs to Use in Writing IEP Goals with Learning Outcomes When you are writing IEP goals, choose a verb that express an action- verbs that state how students demonstrate what they will know or be able to do, or what attitudes or habits of mind they will have learned. The chosen verb should refer to a skill sequence, and describe observable and measurable behaviors. Avoid these verbs: know, understand, appreciate, think, believe, acquire, remember, feel, value, consider, be aware of, and learn. Below are some verb suggestions in different educational domains to consider that will help you in choosing an appropriate verb for a measurable goal. These lists come from a material called “Smart IEPs” and can be found at: www.fetaweb.com. Verbal/Linguistic Verbs Adapt Address Amend Answer Argue Articulate Associate Compose Convert Convince Create Critique Debate Defend Define Demonstrate Describe Devise Discuss Display Distinguish Draft Elaborate Embellish Enrich Enunciate Expand Explain Express in other terms Extend Form Generalize Generate Give examples Give in own words Indicate Inform Interview Introduce Invent Justify Label List Listen Make up Memorize Modify Name Paraphrase Point out Predict Prescribe Present Pretend Produce Publish Question Quote Read Recall Recite Recognize Redirect Relate Repeat Report Restate Respond Retell Reword Rewrite Revise Specify State Suggest Summarize Synthesize Teach Tell Translate Transmit Use Write Interpersonal (with others) Verbs Advise Articulate Assign Coach Communicate an opinion Compose Contribute Create Demonstrate Design Discuss Display Educate Empathize Encounter Evaluate Experience Explain Give feedback Identify Illustrate Improve Interpret Interview Instruct Justify Listen Motivate Organize Perceive Plan Play Practice Present Project Receive feedback Record Relate Role play Seek Share Show Solve Spell out Teach Train Translate Write Intrapersonal (with themselves) Verbs Access Advocate Amend Analyze Apply Appraise Assess Assimilate Award Choose Communicate an idea Compare/ Contrast Concentrate Conclude Contribute Create Critique Decide Defend Demonstrate Describe Determine Discriminate Draw Evaluate Explain Explore Focus Illustrate Imagine Interpolate Interpret Judge List Make Narrate Plan Point out Position Practice Prepare Propose Rank Rate Recognize Recount Redraw Reflect Report Review Revise Rewrite Select Self-reflect Share Show Suggest Support Tell Track Use Validate Write Logical/Mathematical Verbs Analyze Appraise Apply Arrange Brainstorm Break down Calculate Cause/Effect Check Classify Combine Compare Compute Conclude Contrast Convert Count Criticize Decide Decipher Deduce Demonstrate Derive Detect Determine Develop Devise Differentiate Discern Discover Discriminate Distinguish Estimate Evaluate Examine Exercise Extrapolate Find Find examples Find relationships Find unknown Formulate Grasp Hypothesize Infer Integrate Interpret Link Measure Modify Observe Order Outline Plot Ponder Predict Prove Puzzle Rank Resolve Select Separate Sequence Simplify Solve Test Track Translate Unify Verify Visual/Spatial Verbs Build Cast Change Chart Convert Compose Copy Create Decorate Demonstrate Design Diagram Distinguish Divide Draw Elaborate Embellish Enlarge Expand Form Formulate Graph Identify Illustrate Improve Integrate Interpret Invent Label List Make Mark Mind map Model Organize Originate Outline Produce Rearrange Recognize Render Reorder Represent Reproduce Show Sketch Transform Body/Kinesthetic Verbs Act out Adjust Apply Arrange Bend Blend Build Categorize Change Choose Classify Collect information Combine Compare Compile Complete Conduct Construct Count Create Demonstrate Design Determine Develop Devise Discover Display Divide Document Dramatize Engage Erect Examine Execute Exercise Experiment Fill in Find Fold Form Fuse Gauge Group Imitate Inspect Interpret Invent Investigate Jump Keep records Leap Locate Make Make up Manipulate Match Measure Model Modify Move Operate Order Organize Participate Perform Pick Plan Point Post Practice Prepare Present Produce Put Put in order Put to use Put together Rearrange Reconstruct Record Reorder Reorganize Restructure Role play Rotate Search Select Separate Shake Show Simulate Sort Spin Spring Stage Stand Stretch Subdivide Survey Tabulate Take apart Touch Trace Track Train Transfer Turn Twist Uncover Underline Use Vault Write Musical/Rhythmic Verbs Amplify Arrange Blend Classify Compare/Contrast Compose Create Demonstrate Elevate Enhance Explain Express Harmonize Hear Hum Illustrate Incorporate Interpret listen Make up Modify Orchestrate Perform Play Practice Present Produce Represent Retell Select Show Sing Stage Train Modify Write about
